The Future of African Peace Operations: From the Janjaweed to Boko Haram Contributor(s): Coning, Cedric De (Editor), Nordic Africa Institute (Editor), Gelot, Linnéa (Editor) |
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ISBN: 1783607084 ISBN-13: 9781783607082 Publisher: Zed Books OUR PRICE: $37.57 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: April 2016 |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - Political Science | World - African - Political Science | Peace - Political Science | Security (national & International) |
Dewey: 327.172 |
LCCN: 2022275788 |
Series: Africa Now |
Physical Information: 0.5" H x 6.1" W x 9.1" (0.75 lbs) 168 pages |
Themes: - Cultural Region - African |
Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
Publisher Description: Facing threats ranging from Islamist insurgencies to the Ebola pandemic, African regional actors are playing an increasingly vital role in safeguarding peace and stability across the continent. But while the African Union has demonstrated its ability to deploy forces on short notice and in difficult circumstances, the challenges posed by increasingly complex conflict zones have revealed a widening divide between the theory and practice of peacekeeping. With the AU's African Standby Force becoming fully operational in 2016, this timely and much-needed work argues that responding to these challenges will require a new and distinctively African model of peacekeeping, as well as a radical revision of the current African security framework. The first book to provide a comprehensive overview and analysis of African peace operations, The Future of African Peace Operations gives a long overdue assessment of the ways in which peacekeeping on the continent has evolved over the past decade. It will be a vital resource for policy makers, researchers and all those seeking solutions and insights into the immense security challenges which Africa is facing today. |
Contributor Bio(s): de Coning, Cedric: - Cedric de Coning is a senior researcher with the Peace Operations and Peacebuilding Research Group at the Norwegian Institute of International Affairs.Karlsrud, John: - John Karlsrud is a senior research fellow and manager of the Training for Peace program at the Norwegian Institute of International Affairs.Gelot, Linnea: - Linnéa Gelot is a senior researcher at the Nordic Africa Institute in Sweden and a senior lecturer in peace and development studies at the School of Global Studies. |